Woburn police officer shot, wounded during robbery

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WOBURN — A police officer was shot and wounded during an attempted jewelry store robbery Tuesday morning, and one suspect, also injured, was arrested, authorities said.

The Woburn police officer, identified by authorities as Robert DeNapoli, 51, was shot multiple times and was taken to the Lahey Clinic in nearby Burlington, but "the prognosis is good," state police spokesman David Procopio said.

The suspect was under arrest while at the hospital; there was no immediate information about his condition, Procopio said. His name was not immediately released by authorities.

Police were looking for one or possibly two other suspects who may be armed, Procopio said. Officers, including some using police dogs, were searching Woburn neighborhoods.

Gunfire broke out in a parking lot after an attempted robbery at Musto Jewelers, a shop on the second floor of a commercial building between a dental office and a chiropractor in an area known as Four Corners.

DeNapoli, a 16-year veteran of the Woburn Police Department, was shot as he arrived at the shopping plaza after police received several 911 calls reporting a robbery, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone said in a statement.

Andrew Sylvester said he was in his garage nearby when he heard gunshots and ran toward them because his sister was at a nearby Dunkin' Donuts.

"I saw a bunch of commotion, cop cars coming down the street. Then I saw the SWAT cops getting ready, putting their jackets on and running," he said.

Dozens of police cruisers from Woburn, surrounding towns and state police rushed to the scene, about 15 miles north of Boston.

Karen McNamara said she and her mother were driving to city hall to pay a water bill when she heard a loud noise.

"I saw state police with their big black long guns. We saw cops running up the stairs," she said. "We were trying to leave because we knew something big had happened."

In December, Woburn officer John "Jack" Maguire was fatally shot during an attempted department store jewelry robbery, leading to an overhaul of the state Parole Board. The parolee who shot Maguire was also killed.